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Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY: Ex-NSA staffers strike gold in Silicon Valleyhttp://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/overnights/233726-overnight-cybersecurity
Welcome to OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY, your daily run-down of the biggest news in the world of hacking and data privacy. We're here to connect the dots as leaders in government, policy and industry wrap their arms around cyberthreats. What lies ahead...eviebeck@thehill.com (Cory Bennett and Elise Viebeck)233726 at http://thehill.comTue, 24 Feb 2015 19:22:42 -0500NSADem: Put Rubio under 24-hour surveillancehttp://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/230887-dem-rep-put-marco-rubio-under-constant-surveillance
A Democratic member of the House is calling for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to be monitored 24 hours a day after Rubio defended government surveillance programs in a recent op-ed.“If Senator Rubio believes that millions of innocent Americans should be...dmccabe@thehill.com (David McCabe)230887 at http://thehill.comTue, 27 Jan 2015 14:58:37 -0500NSANSA reform facing hard sell following Paris terror attackshttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/229096-nsa-reform-faces-hard-sell-after-paris-attack
The push to reform the National Security Agency isn’t getting any easier.After a reform bill was narrowly blocked on the Senate floor late last year, civil libertarians hoped that an upcoming deadline to reauthorize some of the spy agency’s...mmali@thehill.com (Julian Hattem)229096 at http://thehill.comSun, 11 Jan 2015 06:00:03 -0500NSATech&#039;s 2015 wish listhttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/228070-techs-2015-wish-list
The technology community has a wish list for the new 114th Congress. Many of the items — from patent reform to reining in the National Security Agency — are holdovers from past years. The Republican takeover of the Senate will likely give...mmali@thehill.com (Mario Trujillo)228070 at http://thehill.comSun, 04 Jan 2015 06:30:03 -0500NSANSA reports detail decade&#039;s worth of privacy violationshttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/228107-nsa-reports-detail-privacy-violations
The National Security Agency has quietly released more than a decade of reports detailing surveillance activities that potentially violated U.S. citizens' privacy rights.Covering NSA activities from mid-2001 to 2013, the heavily-redacted...mmali@thehill.com (Jesse Byrnes)228107 at http://thehill.comFri, 26 Dec 2014 11:33:34 -0500NSACIA official moving to National Security Councilhttp://thehill.com/homenews/administration/227643-cia-official-moving-to-nsa
President Obama announced Thursday that he was naming the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency as his next deputy national security adviser.Avril Haines, the current no. 2 at the spy agency, will replace Tony Blinken,...iswanson@thehill.com (Justin Sink)227643 at http://thehill.comThu, 18 Dec 2014 18:31:35 -0500NSAOVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Coalition launches largest effort against ISIShttp://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/227510-overnight-defense-coalition-launches-largest-effort-against-isis
THE TOPLINE: The U.S. and allied nations launched the single largest coalition effort against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) this week.About 15 coalition aircraft conducted 45 airstrikes near Sinjar and Zumar between Dec. 15-17, in an...mmali@thehill.com (Kristina Wong and Martin Matishak)227510 at http://thehill.comWed, 17 Dec 2014 18:42:19 -0500NSAOVERNIGHT TECH: Groups cheer as FOIA update heads to Househttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/226374-overnight-tech-groups-cheer-as-foia-update-squeaks-through-to
THE LEDE: An update to the Freedom of Information Act squeezed through the Senate on Monday in a surprise move that sets up legislative action in the House.Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) had placed a secret hold on the legislation, out of...jhattem@thehill.com (Julian Hattem and Mario Trujillo)226374 at http://thehill.comMon, 08 Dec 2014 18:25:29 -0500NSA5 ways court could thwart Obamahttp://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/226192-5-ways-supreme-court-could-thwart-obama
The Supreme Court could have an outsized impact on President Obama’s agenda next year.The court has been a mixed bag for Obama during his presidency. He’s had big wins, including rulings affirming the Affordable Care Act and striking down the...mmali@thehill.com (Ben Kamisar)226192 at http://thehill.comSun, 07 Dec 2014 14:00:03 -0500NSACybersecurity was missing in action on Election Dayhttp://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/225143-cybersecurity-was-missing-in-action-on-election-day
In the run-up to the recent election, there were many discussions of issues like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), immigration, the Ebola virus and the Keystone XL pipeline, just to name a few. The one area missing from the pre-election...cedricleighton@mac.com (Cedric Leighton, contributor)225143 at http://thehill.comMon, 24 Nov 2014 06:30:03 -0500NSANSA reform bill dies in Senatehttp://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/224635-senate-nsa-vote
The Senate on Tuesday rejected a measure to reform the National Security Agency's surveillance program in a 58-42 vote. Sixty votes were needed to end debate on a motion to procced to the USA Freedom Act sponsored by Senate Judiciary...ramsey.cox@thehill.com (Julian Hattem and Ramsey Cox)224635 at http://thehill.comTue, 18 Nov 2014 19:59:15 -0500NSALeahy blasts criticism of NSA reform billhttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/224540-leahy-blasts-late-criticism-of-nsa-reform-bill
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday rejected criticism of his bill to limit the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ data.“We’ve had groups from the NRA on the right and the ACLU on the left, they’ve all come out in favor of it...kballuck@thehill.com (Ben Kamisar)224540 at http://thehill.comTue, 18 Nov 2014 13:48:50 -0500NSAMcConnell: NSA reform would help ISIShttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/224505-mcconnell-nsa-reform-would-help-isis
The Senate’s top Republican is warning lawmakers against overhauling the nation’s surveillance programs, darkening the prospects for a reform bill that hits the chamber floor on Tuesday.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is “strongly...jhattem@thehill.com (Julian Hattem)224505 at http://thehill.comTue, 18 Nov 2014 10:41:18 -0500NSAEmbattled NSA under fire in courthttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/222786-embattled-nsa-under-fire-in-court
Critics of the National Security Agency’s most embattled program harshly condemned the spying in a top appeals court on Tuesday.Judges, however, seemed largely skeptical of their claims that the spy agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone...kballuck@thehill.com (Julian Hattem)222786 at http://thehill.comTue, 04 Nov 2014 12:55:11 -0500NSAReport: British government views NSA data without warranthttp://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/222176-report-british-government-views-nsa-data-without-warrant
The British government can obtain unanalyzed, bulk data collected by foreign intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency, without a warrant, British authorities acknowledged.The clandestine “agreements” between the British...iswanson@thehill.com (Cory Bennett)222176 at http://thehill.comWed, 29 Oct 2014 09:59:06 -0400NSAClinton praises Udall on NSA reformhttp://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/221440-hillary-clinton-praises-udall-on-nsa-reform
Hillary Clinton praised Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), a leading critic of the National Security Agency, for his work on intelligence reform during a campaign stop Tuesday.Speaking at a rally for Udall, Clinton praised him for "leading the Senate in...psullivan@thehill.com (Peter Sullivan)221440 at http://thehill.comTue, 21 Oct 2014 16:59:32 -0400NSA